2010 Board of Directors
John Treleaven - President
Principal - The Treleaven Consulting Group Ltd.
In August 2005 John established The Treleaven Consulting Group Ltd., located in Sidney, to provide international marketing and policy advice to public and private sector clients. Prior to moving to Sidney he was President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), a P3 organization providing market research and export services to 260 Saskatchewan companies. Mr. Treleaven began his career in the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service in 1968. Postings included Sao Paulo, San Juan, Puerto Rico, London, San Jose, Costa Rica, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Ambassador to the Philippines. In Ottawa he served in a variety of senior positions in Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
John has been on the Board of Directors since 2007 and is a member of the Executive Committee.
Sean McNulty - 1st Vice President
Sales Manager/Owner - Five Star Paving
Tim Flater - 2nd Vice President
Publisher - Seaside Times
Ken Bates - Treasurer
Principal - Bates Consulting Group
For many years, Ken has been providing wealth creation strategies to individuals and is a principle and President of Bates Consulting Group Ltd. He holds both R.F.P. (Registered Financial Planner) and CFP (Chartered Financial Planner) designations and has been a director of Advocis and the Canadian Association of Financial Planners. Presently Ken is a member of the national steering committee of The Financial Planning Industry Task Force.
Ken has been a member of the Chamber board since 2006 and is presently a member of the Executive Committee and is the Chambers’ Treasurer
Elaine Hughesman - Secretary
Partner - Flader Hale Hughesman
Elaine is a partner with Flader Hale Hughesman, Chartered Accountants in Sidney. She holds a C.A. (Chartered Accountant) designation and loves working closely with clients to help them with all aspects of their businesses, in addition to the accounting and tax pieces of the puzzle.
Elaine became a board member in 2009 and is now the Chambers’ Secretary.
Denis Paquette - Past President
Owner - Sidney Waterfront Inn & Spa
Denis is Vice President and an owner of P& L Holdings, operating Sidney Waterfront Inn & Spa. He has been working full time with the family owned hotel since May of 1970. He is involved, as the Volunteer Executive Director, in developing the North Saanich Mountain Bike Park and is the Regatta Chair of the Greater Victoria Youth Rowing Society.
Denis has been with the Chamber of Commerce as far back as 1978, where he joined as a director. During his time with the Chamber, he served as the president for two terms and grew the Chamber to the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce in 1981. Denis now serves as the past president of the Saanich Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
Ginny Alger - Director
Owner - Horizon Power Installations
Edward Alp - Director
Sales Manager - Peninsula News Review
Dave Cowen - Director
General Manager - The Butchart Gardens
Mark deMedeiros - Director
Branch Manager - Island Savings Brentwood Bay
Wendy Everson - Director
Lawyer - Wendy L. Everson Law
Wendy has her own law practice in Sidney and has been a member of the Chamber since 2008. She practices in various areas of law including Real Estate, Business Law and Wills and Estate Planning.
Wendy was called to the Province of British Columbia Bar in 1999 and the Province of Manitoba Bar in 2003. In addition to participating as a Director of the Chamber, she also volunteers as a committee member on the Saanich Peninsula Foundation Society, the Victoria Foundation, and in various capacities with the Canadian Bar Association.
Pat Fafard - Director
CEO - Peninsula Co-op
Art Finlayson - Director
Principal - AJ Finalyson Architects
Ian Hennigar - Director
Executive Director - Mary Winspear Centre
Joe Jansen - Director
General Manager - Wilson’s Transportation Company
Ryan Leinweber - Director
Principal - Honeycomb Webworks
Ryan operates Honeycomb Webworks; a friendly web design firm helping people use the Internet to achieve success in marketing, sales and advertising.
Ryan became a certified Internet professional in 2001. He holds an Associate Certificate from BCIT and has twice been certified by Microsoft to design and develop web applications.
Ryan has been a Chamber member for 4 years and serves on the events, tourism and membership committees. You can read more about Honeycomb Webworks and current charitable projects here:
http://www.honeycombwebworks.ca/content/giving-back
Kelvin Scheuer - Director
Lawyer - Beacon Law Centre
Robert Thompson - Director
Principal - Rambling Feats Communications
Doug Wedman - Director
Principal - Equinox-Partners in Planning
Eileen Leddy - Executive Director
Municipal Council Representatives
Councillor (Central Saanich) - Susan Mason
Mayor (North Saanich) - Alice Finall
Councillor (Sidney) - Kenny Podmore
